Maintaining Attributes for Screen Elements

Purpose

After you have added screen elements to your screen, you need to maintain the respective attributes for each element. The system sets some of the attributes automatically. You can set the rest from the Element Attributes Display screen.

Process Flow

You can use the options on the Element Attributes Display screen to maintain the following sets of attributes:

• General Attributes
• Dictionary Attributes
• Program Attributes
• Display Attributes

When you use table controls, tabstrip controls, or other controls, you need to maintain the following sets of attributes:

• Table Control Attributes
• Tabstrip Control Attributes
• Attributes of the Subscreen Area
• Custom Container Attributes
• Field Formats.